Tickets for Pakistan vs Australia ODIs go on sale
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Tickets for the upcoming three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Australia go on sale on Friday evening. According to the Pakistan Cricket Board, fans can purchase tickets online at PCB website from 3pm onwards. The first ODI of the three-match series will be staged at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday, May 30. The second and third ODIs are scheduled to take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on June 2 and 4, respectively. The first ball of all three ODIs will be bowled at 4.30 pm local time. Physical tickets will be available at 16 TCS Express Centres across the three cities, including eight in Lahore, five in Rawalpindi and three in Islamabad. To encourage fans to turn up in large numbers, ticket prices have been set at an affordable rate, starting from PKR 200.